Coastal flood watch issued for O.C.

[caption id="attachment_77993" align="alignleft" width="590" caption="Seal Beach will experience a 5' 8'' high tide at 7:18 on Wednesday and a similar sized tide shorlty before 8 a.m. Thursday. A swell out of the west-northwest is expected to peak on Thursday. Graphic by Molly Zisk, The Register"][/caption]

The National Weather Service has issued a coastal flood watch, effective late tonight for the north and south ends of Orange County due to the pending arrival of fairly high tides, robust waves and, possibly a bit of rain before dawn tomorrow. The modest flooding, if it occurs, will be most pronounced from Seal Beach to Huntington Beach, and from Doheny State Beach to San Clemente, forecaster says. The flood watch will be in effect until early Friday.

Forecasters say the flooding looks to be minor, but warn that it could cause significant beach erosion and even damage structures in some areas. The low pressure system is expected to drop less than one-quarter of an inch of rain

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